U18 World League

The Reds Arena
Spectators: 7584 (Terracing: 5689, Seating: 1744, VIP seats: 151) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Flavio Scrima started the match with the kick off. The supporters of Sporting Club Sicilia booed when FC Rudzianka Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Mleczewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Federico Liberati hit a great ball. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Cyryl Pysz got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Cyryl Pysz made a precise shot to the right of Ennio Castellini. Sporting Club Sicilia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The supporters of Sporting Club Sicilia booed when FC Rudzianka Szczecin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ludomil Mleczewski didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 28 minutes, Gianluca Scamacca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sporting Club Sicilia and the FC Rudzianka Szczecin players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 28 played minutes Sporting Club Sicilia got a freekick which was hit by Gianluca Scamacca. Ennio Castellini didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cyryl Pysz went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After 34 minutes, Boruc Jarmulowicz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Rudzianka Szczecin and the Sporting Club Sicilia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, FC Rudzianka Szczecin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boruc Jarmulowicz to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Sporting Club Sicilia getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Gianluca Scamacca hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Cyryl Pysz put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ennio Castellini. Cyryl Pysz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ennio Castellini tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cyryl Pysz made a kick off. Ennio Castellini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cyryl Pysz, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. With his leg Pankracy Motowski managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Sporting Club Sicilia's Gianluca Scamacca fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Cyryl Pysz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's supporters rose to their feet, but Cyryl Pysz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ennio Castellini breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Armando Falcioni kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. If Flavio Scrima had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 69 minutes, Cyryl Pysz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Rudzianka Szczecin's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cyryl Pysz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ludomil Mleczewski got his second yellow card in the match during the 71st minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After a rather tough play, FC Rudzianka Szczecin's Ludomil Mleczewski got a free kick in the 72nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Rudzianka Szczecin's zone, Arturo Pallini stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pankracy Motowski came out of the goal and Arturo Pallini tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Rudzianka Szczecin fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! The Sporting Club Sicilia fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Sporting Club Sicilia's Gianluca Scamacca looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Armando Falcioni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Rudzianka Szczecin fans cheered their team off the field, for while Sporting Club Sicilia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.